pearl barley
noun
barley milled into small, round grains, used in cooking, especially in soups.
Origin of pearl barley
First recorded in 1700–10
Words nearby pearl barley
pear psylla,
pear thrips,
pear-shaped,
pearl,
pearl ash,
pearl barley,
pearl blue,
pearl city,
pearl danio,
pearl diver,
pearl essence
Example sentences from the Web for pearl barley
A decoction of pearl-barley and couch-grass, flavoured with liquorice root.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
British Dictionary definitions for pearl barley
pearl barley
noun
barley ground into small round grains, used in cooking, esp in soups and stews